Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 432 | 558 | 365 | 239 | 261 | 310 | 279 | 272 | 325 | 312 | 299 | 232 | 225 | 289 | 334 | 437 | 507 | 563 | 563 | 713 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08PM1.71m | 1:24AM1.61m | 1:52PM1.74m | 2:07AM1.63m | 2:34PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.41m | 7:14PM0.48m | 7:25AM0.40m | 7:59PM0.46m | 8:09AM0.38m | 8:43PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 54 | 51 | 39 | 214 | 194 | 134 | 84 | 272 | 325 | 312 | 299 | 232 | 94 | 289 | 334 | 437 | 507 | 563 | 563 | 713 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 17 | SSW 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 44 | 51 | 197 | 138 | 261 | 310 | 279 | 38 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 77 | 225 | 178 | 219 | 248 | 240 | 236 | 183 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | ESE 18 | SE 18 | S 16 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 14 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 31 | 79 | 129 | 28 | 130 | 78 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 125 | 143 | 186 | — | 9 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 138 | 432 | 558 | 365 | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 234 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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